Pouring spouts



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POURING SPOUTS Filed NOV. 28, 1952 INVENTOR. ALBERT H. PELLAND/IV/ Afro/mgr United States Patent POURING SPOUTS Albert H. Pellandini, San Francisco, Calif.

Application November 28, 1952, Serial No. 323,048

1 Claim. (Cl. 222-570) This invention relates to improvements in pouring spouts, and more particularly to a novel pouring spout adapted for use with cans or other containers.

The present invention provides a pouring spout which may be conveniently mounted in an operative position on a can or other container from which the contents are to be poured. My improved spout is formed with a semi-circular depending flange which is adapted to closely fit within the cans top opening after the lid is removed, thereby holding the spout in a position for receiving the liquid contents when the can is held in a tipped pouring position. The spout when mounted on a can is adapted to receive the liquid contents flowing through the cans top opening Without allowing any part thereof to drip or run down the sides of the can. The spout may be made from any of several inexpensive materials, thereby making it possible to provide a cheap useful accessory for those using paint or other materials which are to be poured from cans or other containers.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a pouring spout of the kind characterized, one which may be conveniently mounted on a can in a position for receiving the contents thereof and which is adapted to prevent any of such contents from flowing down the sides of the can when the latter is held in a tipped pouring position.

Another object .of my invention is to provide an inexpensive accessory which may be conveniently used to facilitate the pouring of paint or other material from cans and other similar containers.

Other and further objects of my invention will be pointed out hereinafter or will be indicated in the appended claims, or will be obvious to :one skilled in the art upon an understanding of the present invention. For the purpose of this application I have elected to show herein certain details of a pouring spout representative of my invention; it is to be understood, however, that the embodiment of my invention herein shown and described is for purposes of illustration only and that therefore it is not to be regarded as exhaustive of the variations of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. l is a side view of a pouring spout embodying my invention, showing its normal position when applied to a can or other similar container;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a rear perspective view of the spout;

Fig. 4 is a section-a1 view taken on the line 44 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 6 is a bottom view of the spout.

My pouring spout in its preferred form is adapted for use with cans or other containers having circular top openings, and for illustration purposes I have shown it applied to a cylindrical can. My invention may be constructed from any suitable material such as sheet "ice metal, a plastic composition, cardboard, or a combination of several of such materials.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 1 designates a can or other suitable container having a circular top opening, the sides of which are designated by the numeral 2, the Said opening being normally closed by a removable lid that fits in a circular groove 1a provided in the top. of the can. My improved tubular pouring spout is provided with a semi-circular depending flange 3 which is adapted to flt snugly within and against the sides 2 of the opening Secured to the lower edge of the flange 3 adjacent the rear ends thereof are outwardly projecting members 4 which are adapted to extend beneath and in looking engagement with the sides 2 of the opening to prevent the displacement of the spout when the can is tipped into a pouring position. Providing the material from which the spout is made, and particularly the depending flange 3, is sufliciently resilient to maintain the said flange in firm binding engagement with the sides 3 of the opening, the outwardly projecting members may be dispensed with. Secured to the upper edge of the depending flange 3 is a bottom member 5 which exends forwardly across the circular lid receiving groove 1a of the can to a position in which its forward end is well in front of the said can. The bottom member 5 is formed integrally with opposed sides 6, and the latter are also formed integrally with a top member 7. The bottom member 5, the sides 6 land the top member 7 form a tubular pouring spout which is provided with an inlet opening at its rear end and an outlet opening at its forward end. The particular shape of the spout, in its preferred form, is such that the inlet opening at the rear is wider than the outlet opening. The bottom member 5 is preferably, but not necessarily, formed with longitudinally extending grooves 8. So as to prevent the liquid material from flowing rearwardly into the circular groove la at the top of the can when the said can is returned to a vertical position, I have provided two upstanding projections 9 on the bottom member 5 near the rear end thereof. These upstanding projections 9 are positioned near the sides 6 and they are arranged to intercept any rearwardly flowing material remaining on the outer portions of the bottom member 5 and direct it back into the can without allowing it to enter the circular groove 1a in the top of the can. The upstanding projections 9 are not required unless the position of the spout is such that the bottom member is not inclined in a rearward direction. A hand piece 14 is provided on the top member 7 at the rear end thereof. The top member 7, while preferred, may be eliminated along with the hand piece, if desired.

It will be noted that when the can 1 is tipped forwardly to a pouring position the contents flow over the depending flange 3 and onto the bottom member 5 without entering the groove 1a or without contacting the top or sides of the can. My pouring spout not only makes it convenient to pour material from a can without loss from spilling, but it also avoids having any of the material flow down the sides of such can during or after the pouring operation.

It is to be noted that the material from which the depending flange 3 is made is slightly yielda'ble when the said flange is pressed inwardly from its opposite ends, thereby making it possible to readily insert the flange inside the containers top opening. The tendency of the flange to resume its normal position causes its firm engagement with the sides 2 of the opening. If preferred the length of the flange 3 may be somewhat less than a half circle, thereby permitting its insertion into the containers top opening without pressing its opposite ends inwardly toward each other.

What I claim is:

In a pouring spout for use with containers having a top circular opening, a semi-circular flange adapted to fit inside of a circular opening in the top of a container, outwardly extending members secured to the rear ends of the circular flange, the outwardly extending members being constructed and arranged to extend beneath 'and in engagement with the top of the container, a tubular pouring spout secured to the semi-circular flange and constructed and arranged to extend across the top edge of the container to a position in front thereof,

4 the spout having a bottom, opposed sides and a top, an upturned flange on the top of the pouring. spout, and upstanding members projecting above the rear end portion of the bottom of the spout at the side edges thereof.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Fromhagen Mar. 25, 1919 Lau-terba-eh Feb. 23, 1937 Jorgensen Aug. 21, 1951 

